This study of the role and impact of the subject selector in academic libraries is unique and long overdue. We focused on the Pac-12 university libraries, a representative sample of nationwide academic libraries. The strength of our investigation is this small, focused sample size and unique statistical analysis of subject specialists. There is a wide variety among these libraries with respect to the hiring requirements for MLIS, the MLIS with an additional advanced-subject master’s degree, and those libraries who hire non-MLIS librarians. This investigation has the possibility of promoting greater awareness for the future of subject specialists in academic libraries.

Last modified

• 05/01/2024

Creator

• Love, April
• Mirfakhrai, Mohammad

Subject

• Library science

Language

• English

Identifier

• https://doi.org/10.7278/S50D-F4CC-ZMV2

Keyword

• advanced subject degrees
• academic libraries
• academic librarianship
• subject librarianship
• collection development
• subject specialist
• salary compensation

Date created

• 2018-03-31 to 2018-07-31

Location

• United States, , United States

Resource type

• Dataset

Source

• Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

License

• CC BY – Allows others to use and share your data, even commercially, with attribution.